A store exodus was underway by January 2016, with Best Buy and Old Navy moving to new quarters in the up-and-coming McGOWIN PARK power center. The SPRINGDALE Belk went south (literally) in September, followed by Staples, which closed in January 2017. In 2018, Burlington (Coat Factory) was one of seven stores still in operation in the mall proper.

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The SPRINGDALE Marshalls and Sam's Club stores remained open for business, as well.

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Our sixth -and final- SPRINGDALE plan dates to 2021. Burlington jumped from the East Wing to the West, assuming a vacant Best Buy. The ground floor of the abandoned Belk has also been repurposed, with new Shoe Station, Cost Plus World Market and Bed Bath & Beyond stores. Conn's Home Plus has just set up shop in the old Montgomery Ward building (where Burlington used to be).